"Didn' make the cut"? What do you mean? I have flies in my box that have no reason being there but I think, "Hey, maybe one day, that will be the fly they are taking". I hired a guide a few years ago. He had tons of experience and is a magnificent tyer. Talking about flies and fly tying, he said, "There the the flies you show your friends and there are flies you catch fish with". Sometimes those flies overlap. I say this partially in jest because there is something awesome about looking at a box of neatly tied and organized flies!